Cherry Cake
Submitted by Judy Huber
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 2/3 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- Cinnamon and sugar for topping
- Powdered sugar icing optional
Instructions
- Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs, beating well after each one. Add remaining ingredients, except pie filling. Save one cup batter. Spread rest in a parchment lined 11x17 pan. Spread cherry pie filling over batter. Drop reserved batter, randomly over cherry layer using a spoon. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Reduce temp to 325 if using dark colored pan. Use toothpick to test doneness. Be careful not to overbake. When cool, drizzle powdered sugar icing on cake.
Notes
This was one of my Mom’s
recipes – always a hit!
recipes – always a hit!